A woman walks past a bust of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh at Kumortuli, the potter's place in Kolkata, India, Monday, January 17, 2022. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





An all women team from Indian Border Security force displays their skill on a moving motorcycle during the rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade at the Raisina hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, January 20, 2022. India celebrates Republic Day on Jan. 26, highlighted by a march past by different branches of the military as well as a display of arms and missiles. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A man stretches his arm as he feeds seagulls on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Women police personnel take selfie pictures during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade, in Amritsar on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A teacher traditionally welcomes a student upon her arrival at a school in Mumbai on January 24, 2022, after schools were reopened that were closed as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





Men take photographs of the body of their relative after he died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Ahmedabad, India, January 24, 2022. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Students climb a staircase to attend their classes at a school in Mumbai on January 24, 2022, after schools were reopened that were closed as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





Indian soldiers and policemen wearing masks march during full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, January 24, 2022. India celebrates Republic Day on Jan. 26. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Rapid Action Force personnel participate in a full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in Chennai on January 24, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





People are seen through a broken window of a shop in Srinagar on January 25, 2022, after suspected militants threw a hand grenade towards government forces. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





Commuters wearing masks as a precaution against coronavirus walk past a cloth dyeing factory in an old building in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, January 26, 2022. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





Assam Police women commandos take part in the Republic Day parade in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, January 26, 2022. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Indian Railway Protection Force personnel take selfie before marching during Republic Day celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, January 26, 2022. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





School children dance during India's Republic Day celebrations in Jammu, India, Wednesday, January 26, 2022. The day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the country’s constitution in 1950. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





An Indian soldier salutes while standing in a vehicle during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A participant wearing a protective face mask performs during India's Republic Day celebrations in Srinagar on January 26, 2022. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)





Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A girl wearing a face mask holds the Indian national flag as she attends a flag hoisting ceremony during India's Republic Day celebrations in Ahmedabad, India, January 26, 2022. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Dancers perform during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Cadets of the Railway Protection Forces take part in India’s 73rd Republic Day Parade at the ICF grounds in Chennai on January 26, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)